You are technically a slave when 100% of the fruits of your labor is taxed or otherwise confiscated by force. So, at what percentage are you not a slave?

When you consider the totality of the countless direct and indirect taxes on the local, state, and federal levels, as well as the pernicious effects of inflation, the hidden tax, many of us are at least already half way to 100%.

Though, some in France have recently reached this grim milestone.

It was reported that more than 8,000 French households had tax bills that exceeded 100% of their income in 2012. This occurred due to a so-called “one-off levy” imposed by the socialist president in an attempt to “offset” previous tax breaks. Ouch.

When it comes to confiscating wealth, desperate governments know no limit – other than “what they can get away with.”

And just in the past couple of months in Europe we have observed that they can get away with outright theft of bank deposits in Cyprus and an effective 100% tax in France.

In other words, it is only pragmatic to assume that anything within a desperate government’s immediate reach becomes fair game.

Fortunately it is still legal and practical to take steps to internationalize and put your savings, yourself, your income, and your digital presence outside of their immediate reach.

In order to do exactly that, I’d encourage you to check out Going Global 2013, if you haven’t had a chance to yet. It is a new comprehensive guide to internationalization from Casey Research, chock-full with actionable information. Click here for more details.